• (a.) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. • (n.) An uncovered place or part.
Dis·cov'ert adjective [ Confer French découvert uncovered, Old French descovert . See Discover , Covert .] (Law) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. 
(of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.